Hot. Sticky. Sweet.

It’s July and it feels like 100 degrees outside so naturally I made something light and refreshing to cope with the heat.

Sticky Toffee Pudding.

Okay, not so much a summertime treat. But hey, I did add ice cream. I should get points for that.

I’ve been wanting to make this for the past several months after I saw the recipe in Martha Stewart Living. I ripped the recipe out to save and this picture has basically been begging me to make it every since.

So Sunday was the day. Mainly because I finally came across the Medjool Dates at the Fresh Market that are recommended in the recipe.

Whoppers! Just slice them open, remove the pits and coarsely chop them up for the batter.

I love that this dessert just calls for a few ingredients.

And that the dates get soaked in steaming hot coffee. Again… so summery.

And then after the cake comes out of the oven, you pour warm, cozy toffee sauce all over the top.

The sauce is super easy, too. Three ingredients easy.

Simmer down now.

Poke the cake with a toothpick or skewer and pour the sauce all over.

I went all lollipop stick on mine for greater saturation.

Help.

Let’s look at that again.

The cake is gloriously drenched and just delicious all by itself.

But it looks kind of lonely, don’t you think?

There. That’s better.

Sticky Toffee Pudding Topped with Toffee Sauce –

Here’s the recipe from Martha if you want to make it too. I mean if you want something hot to cool you off.

I think you were reading my mind! I saw Gordon Ramsay’s sticky toffee pudding on Master Chef last week, and I’ve been thinking about making it ever since! Now, thanks to you, I don’t have to search for a recipe :)

Its 12:45 in the morning and I am a still awake – reading your newest post… that’s how awesome your blog is!

This treat may not be full time summer, but it sure does look good! You should do more summer treats, or some for the forth of July! It would also be cool if you gave some recipes for to do when you tottaly ruin a batch of treats, like brownie.

I’m in charge of a dessert for a BBQ get together this week and, since I’ll be making a sour cream Bundt cake, I’ll try this one out, too. I saw those huge dates at the supermarket and now I have a great purpose for getting them – THANKS! :)

Mmmm – I recently discovered medjool dates and my daughter and I are in love! Kind of like caramel fruit! Just as an FYI, certain warehouse clubs carry large containers of medjool dates MUCH cheaper than at the grocery stores and Fresh Market. They are at my S*ms Cl*b in the produce section.

I had this in Australia for the first time and it was so yummy so I made it a time or two when i got home and then thank goodness forgot about it…until now!!!
This is as addictive as you blog and can add some unwanted pounds!!!!!

cake and pudding together. what could be better? Being a chocolate lover, when I make this, I don’t think I will thinking about that since this recipe has another realm of awesomeness of sweetness with this combination. This is definitely a keeper.
thanks

Is there a way to do this w/o the coffee? A sub perhaps? I can’t stand the taste of coffee (I know, I’m crazy)…
Or perhaps someone can tell me how noticeable the coffee flavor is? Preferably another non-coffee drinker who’s tried this recipe…

What in the world?!?! I have sworn off the oven until it gets under 100 degrees in Fresno, but man, oh man, this toffee pudding is going to haunt me until I make it!! I’ve never cooked or baked with dates – have never come across a recipe that made me desire them – but, that has allll changed now!

I love pudding bread desserts!! And this one looks amazing!! I read through Martha’s recipe and I am a little confused because she doesn’t have the ingredients in order used…the eggs are at the bottom of the list, although I’m not a formal baker, pretty sure they go in the cake, not the sauce. Which measurement (wish they were weigh measurement) for the brown sugar is used for the cake as opposed to the sauce? Same with the butter? There’s only one measure for cream, so I got that one :)

This is probably my absolute favourite dessert…maybe tied with Creme brûlée or baked custard with nutmeg! You have such good taste in desserts! I saved the recipe out of Martha and I also got a gluten free version from a local restaurant, Frankie’s. just as yummy. Never share this…just too hard :-)

I can NEVER resist a sticky toffe pudding when I eat out, no matter how full I am. Yours looks amazing! I live in Scotland and it’s big over here. Every restaurant serves it and I’ll eat it any time :)

Oh goodness. :O We already have a bunch of 4th of july leftovers, so I can’t make this just now. But wow, this would be a way to spruce up some gluten free cakes and make them moist! I’ll have to play with the recipe and see if I can’t use it to make a quick gf fruit cake later in the year.

This always seems to be what I do too! Last week as the temperatures climbed resolutely toward triple digits, there I was gracing the internet with yet another bread pudding recipe. This sticky toffee insanity looks amazing, though. I agree: total points for adding ice cream to cool things down.

Wow, that looks absolutely amazing! I’m definately going to have to try that recipe… and SOON!!! Since it’s been super rainy outside where I’m at, I think that’s the perfect treat to try! Thanks for sharing Bakerella :)!

We made this the other night after seeing it on your blog, and it was amazing!

Dottie – I put 6tbs butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar in the sauce (along with the cream), and other quantities in the pudding, and this worked out well. I picked these quantities based on other similar recipes on Martha’s website – although she really should have made it clear in this recipe!

I made Toffee Dream my way this Thanksgiving — with real whipped cream (rather than Cool Whip) — and used the Magic Bullet to chop up the Heath Bars. The MB ptrety much pulverized the bars but I really liked the results in the pie. The toffee/chocolate was dispersed throughout so I didn’t get any super-sweet bites with big chunks of toffee. I think I’ll make it this way from now on.

Oooh my Goodness! Had this last night at Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant in Vegas! It was served warm with a Brown Butter ice cream! My husband and I shared this and it was AMAZING! I cant stop thinking about it! I am so happy I found the recipe! Now to find the Brown Butter ice cream! ;)) <3

Having just returned from 15 days in the UK, and one of my favorite things I tried was sticky toffee pudding, I went in search of the recipe. Yours was the picture that caught my eye on Pinterest. Wow, you made it look even more decadent than I knew it to be. I tried the recipe today and it was everything I had hoped for. Thanks for sharing your hard work and the link to your inspiration, but I must say if I had just seen the M.S. picture I would not have been nearly as tempted as I was by yours.

I know this is really old but I couldn’t help commenting. Coffee?! Why would the date be soaked in coffee (I loathe the stuff?!) It’s my favourite food-related thing in the world and, as a Scot living in England, where it is served with about 80% of all dessert/pudding menus, I’ve had so many over the years. I feel irrationally upset at Martha Stewart for soaking the dates in coffee. Always boiling water or tea. If not then it’s not a traditional sticky toffee pudding (sticky toffee coffee pudding sounds fun though!) :)

Just made this today and it is AMAZING. Everything you could possibly want in a dessert. I saw it on TV last night, someone said it was their favorite dessert, so I found this recipe and went to town. Delish.